Vol 19, No 6 – Access Options for iProducts - Cerebral Palsy Alliance

TechnoTalkAssistiveChatFeatures• Keyboard with message window• Word prediction available• Choice of three voices (adult male,adult female and male child)• Portrait or landscape view• Ability to store regularly usedphrases• Can control voice volume andspeed• Has the option to speak each wordas it is entered into the messagewindow• Available on iPhone, iPod Touch,iPadLimitations• Six word prediction cellsavailable on portrait view,only two available onlandscape view on theiPhone and iPod Touch• Can’t change size of textLocabularyFeatures• Uses the GPS system of the iPhoneto track where you are and thenloads vocabulary you might requirein this location• Pre stored vocab is in list view andlinks easily to make quick sentences(only in portrait view)• Keyboard with message window• Choice of male and female voice• Portrait or landscape view for thekeyboard option• Ability to store regularly usedphrases• Can choose between two font sizes• Available on iPhone, iPod TouchLimitations• Limited word predictionwith the text-to-speech• Location features won’twork on the iPod Touchand have also experienceddifficulty with the GPScomponent on iPhone• Can’t add to the prestoredvocabulary listsA Note on SpeakersiProducts come with an inbuilt internal speaker,however, it has been noted on numerousoccasions that the devices can struggle toproduce enough volume in a noisy environmentfor the voice output to be heard. The solution isto look at getting some external speakers. Becareful though, portable speakers require theirown battery supply and the cheaper options canbe no louder than the internal speaker.There is a list of speakers on the Proloquo2Gowebsite: www.proloquo2go.com/resources/article/speakers, however, be sure to check the level ofafter sales support and if they are available inAustralia.Links and Resources:Obviously there are a huge number of appsavailable and we are just reviewing a selection. Ifyou are interested in other apps please have alook at this fabulous blog from Spectronics whichis regularly updated! www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/new-technologies/2010/09/iphoneipadapps-for-aac-updated/References:Zabala, J. (2010). Sharing the SETT Framework. Availableonline at www.joyzabala.com/6